Two House Democrats from Illinois, Dan Lipinski of Western Springs and Cheri Bustos of East Moline, joined all the House Republicans from the state in voting Friday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
The bill passed 266-153,...

WASHINGTON — On a two-day swing through the nation's capital, Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner said he will meet Friday at the White House with his longtime acquaintance, President Barack Obama, after sessions Thursday with the Illinois...

Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made his second appearance in Illinois in less than a week, telling hundreds gathered at a union hall in Rockford that it was imperative they support the Democratic ticket because Republicans "don't come from where we...

Ebola has spread ... to the campaign for Illinois governor.
Late last week, Gov. Pat Quinn ordered a 21-day home quarantine for "high-risk" individuals, including medical personnel who have been directly exposed to Ebola. Republican challenger Bruce...

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It's no secret that our 2012 endorsement in the 8th Congressional District was in part a vote of "no confidence" in the bellicose freshman incumbent, Republican Joe Walsh. On key issues such as the need to cut spending or reform Medicare and Social Security, we found Democrat Tammy Duckworth disappointingly noncommittal and Walsh unflinchingly candid.
But Walsh's antagonistic style was a fatal liability, and Duckworth was brimming with leadership potential. After risking her life for her country —...

Two years ago, Illinois Democrats parlayed a new political map they drew and the final appearance at the top of the ticket by President Barack Obama to sweep out four Republican congressmen and reverse some of the losses suffered in the 2010 election that helped hand control of the House to the GOP.
This time around, two of those losing Republicans are back for rematches along the North Shore and Iowa border as the GOP tries to reclaim those seats and make new inroads elsewhere. While Democrats still...

Temporarily setting aside the usual partisan sniping, lawmakers in Congress turned their sights Friday on Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling on Moscow to end the separatist conflict in the aftermath of the Malaysian jetliner disaster.
Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Russia must bring about a cease-fire to allow investigators into the region.
"The only thing holding it up is cooperation from Russia," Royce said Friday on CNBC. "Those separatists...

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WASHINGTON — There were multiple factors in the defeat of Illinois’ Peter Roskam at the hands of a Louisiana lawmaker in his bid Thursday for the GOP’s third-ranking job in the House of Representatives.
Southern lawmakers were keen for a seat at the leadership table after last week’s stunning primary defeat of Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, who had been the House majority leader, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican behind House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio.
The Republicans...

If you liked it then you shoulda put a - check made payable to the Bob Casey campaign - on it?
The Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. senator, who just won his re-election in 2012, is looking to refill his coffers this summer at a fundraiser held at the sold out Beyonce concert in Washington.
Beyonce, one of President Obama's biggest celebrity supporters, has been in the news lately, creating some controversy for a recent trip to Cuba with husband Jay-Z. Jay-Zrapped that he got clearance from Obama to visit...

Rep. Luis Gutierrez's campaign committee spent more than $130,000 on hotels, airfare and other travel expenses to destinations like Las Vegas, New York, Puerto Rico and Mexico over the past five years.
One out of every 4 dollars raised by Rep. Bobby Rush's committee went to the congressman's wife, who collects a regular salary for managing the campaign.
And Rep. Aaron Schock's campaign spent more than $2,600 on cuff links, paid $390 to a seaplane company based in the British Virgin Islands and spent...